 | George Fox - 1803 - 436 pàgines
...household of faith,' Gal. vi. 10. Peter in his general epistle tells the church of Christ, they were 'a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people,' 1 Pet. ii. 9. And that as lively stones, they were built up ' a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1807 - 428 pàgines
...breath of God be rendered utterly vain and ineffectual. Are we conscious of our high dignity, as we are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ? Are our hearts suitably affected with a sense of the divine goodness, in calling us to be a people,... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 578 pàgines
...people : Titus ii. 14. and, 1 Pet. ii. 9. they are called by many special and discriminating titles : a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people : they are called his portion, and the lot of his inheritance : Deut. xxxii. 9. The Lord's portion... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 556 pàgines
...in prayer, are evidently supposed to be true believers, those whom the Apostle Peter describes as " a chosen generation, a royal " priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," appointed ** to shew forth the praises of Him •' ;who hath called them out of darkness into " His... | |
 | Johannes van der Kemp - 1810 - 572 pàgines
...that they may do only his will, and conduct themselves to his glory : Peter saith to them, " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who halh called you out of darkness into his marvellous... | |
 | 1810 - 612 pàgines
...second illustration, he considers the terms "elect", "called", "saints", and the phrases " in Christ" " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," as used only to distinguish the professors of Christianity from the rest of mankind, particularly from... | |
 | 1810 - 596 pàgines
...second illustration, he considers the terms "elect", "called", "saints", and the phrases " in Christ" " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," as used only to distinguish the professors of Christianity from the rest of mankind, particularly from... | |
 | Robert Traill - 1810 - 544 pàgines
...xliii. 21. See what a gr?at preambl- the apostle makes to this matter of pr lise ; 1 Pet. ii. 9. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should ahevr forth the prifises of him that hath coiled you into his marvelleat light. What... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 454 pàgines
...temperance ? Was it not reasonable to expect that these fruits would have overspread his whole Church ? Truly when I saw what God had done among his people...people," in the whole tenor of their conversation " shewing forth his praise, who had called them into his marvellous light." 2. But instead of this... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 516 pàgines
...and perfection ! Answerable to that strong description which St. Peter cites from Moses : " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." And such, without all doubt, the. first Christian church which commenced at the day of Pentecost, \vas.... | |
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